New material for Smithwick tribunalTwelve new pieces of intelligence relating to allegations of Garda/IRA collusion during the Troubles have been sent to the Smithwick…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Tribunal to decide on extra timeTHE SMITHWICK Tribunal is expected to announce today whether it will seek additional time to investigate new information on possible…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Investigation into Ryanair Madrid incidentCIRCUMSTANCES surrounding an incident involving a Ryanair plane at Madrid airport on Sunday are to be jointly investigated by…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Refined information and new survey used in search for 'Disappeared' victim McVeighNEW IMAGING surveys of ground conditions at Bragan Bog in Co Monaghan are assisting in a resumed search for the body of Columba…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
€95,000 for sacked pregnant workerA MORTGAGE consultant who claimed her employer discriminated against her and dismissed her when she was pregnant, has been awarded…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Appeal for information on firearms and ammunition stolen from gun shopGardaí investigating the theft of firearms and ammunition from a gun shop near Ashford, Co Wicklow, have appealed for anyone …Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Campaign aims to educate analogue TV users to make switchSome 26 “digital outreach champions” will this week carry the message of the ending of analogue television signals to every …Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Inquiry into Ryanair incident in SpainCircumstances surrounding an incident involving a Ryanair plane at Madrid airport last weekend are to be jointly investigated…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
New HSE chief given week to deliver savingsTHE INCOMING director general of the Health Service Executive has said he was given a week to finalise cuts which could “definitively…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Departure of Daly to cost party allowancesSOCIALIST PARTY leader Joe Higgins has said the party might now have to let staff go and he could not accede to former party …Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Daly departure to hit allowancesSocialist Party leader Joe Higgins has said the party might now have to let staff go and he could not accede to former party …Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Daly decision 'has implications for jobs'Up to four employees of the Socialist Party may lose their jobs as a result of the decision by Clare Daly TD to leave the party…Sun Sept 02 2012 - 01:00
Body of slain Mayo man to be brought home from NigeriaTHE BODY of 45-year-old Irish engineer Robert Gray who was killed in a shooting in Nigeria is expected to be repatriated tomorrow…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Rainy start to holiday weekendAS THOUSANDS of holidaymakers prepare to take a break for the bank holiday weekend, Met Éireann has issued a warning of heavy…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
New regulations target misuse of belts and car seatsTHE GARDA and road safety authorities have warned drivers to make themselves aware of the new penalty point regulations for seat…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
New Longford bypass opens to trafficThe only national road project due to be completed this year, the N5 bypass of Longford town, is to open this morning.Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Longford town bypass opens two months earlyTHE ONLY national road project due to be completed this year, the N5 bypass of Longford town, is to open this morning.Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Former garda says British agents plotted against himA former garda has told the Smithwick Tribunal he believes Garda headquarters was warned about his alleged links to the IRA in…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí 'told of member's IRA links'A former member of the Garda Síochána has told the Smithwick Tribunal he believes Garda headquarters was warned about his alleged…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann rejects fears over fewer Dart carriagesREDUCTIONS IN the size of peak-hour Dart trains from eight carriages to four do not raise unsafe crowding issues, Iarnród Éireann…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Fewer teaching hours becoming 'the norm'MORE THAN one in four second-level teachers are employed on contracts offering less than full working hours, according to the…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Retired garda denies warning colleagues over IRA linksA former Dundalk garda has dismissed British intelligence reports that he had warned colleagues of “unethical relationships” …Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
CIÉ bailout to exclude express busesNONE OF the €36 million bailout for CIÉ will go to Bus Éireann’s Expressway services, Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said…Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
RUC 'surprise' at collusion claimsThe RUC was surprised at a number of detailed claims of Garda-IRA collusion contained in the book Bandit Country: - the IRA and…Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Plans in train for all-Ireland gas storage facility in LarneKEY DECISIONS on proposals for a €300 million, all-island gas storage facility are due to be made in the coming weeks.Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
'Stonehenge' on Achill must be removed as court order liftedTHE STONEHENGE-like structure built last November on Achill Island is to be taken down after the High Court yesterday lifted …Sat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
PSNI kept key documents from SmithwickFIVE KEY intelligence documents were withheld from the Smithwick Tribunal by the PSNI, the force acknowledged yesterday.Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Appeal to reveal credibility of RUC fileSMITHWICK TRIBUNAL: THE CREDIBILITY the RUC attached to an intelligence document which named a member of the Garda as being …Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Tribunal hears of Belfast 'posting'A former detective sergeant based in Dundalk Garda station claimed today he was sent to the Falls Road in Belfast in 1969, as…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí 'shared information' with IRAThe existence of previously undisclosed PSNI intelligence documents which claim a member of An Garda Síochána in Dundalk passed…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Decision due on making public RUC's take on Garda moleSmithwick Tribunal The Smithwick Tribunal is to decide on Tuesday whether to make public the “grading” or credibility the RUC…Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Document hints at RUC 'collusion'A British government intelligence document suggested a Catholic RUC officer may have been involved in the assassination of two…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Hip replacement litigation could 'drag on for years'OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND CHILDREN: ESTABLISHING LIABILITY for ongoing pain and suffering to patients arising from …Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Call for OPW to control Shannon levelA REPORT on the problem of flooding in the river Shannon has called for overall control of water levels and flood management …Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
DePuy hip joint recall 'could be costly'Liability to patients for ongoing pain and suffering arising from the DePuy hip replacement product recall may involve costly…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Review of Shannon levels urgedA report on the problem of summer flooding in the Shannon has called for an urgent review of ESB-maintained water levels in the…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Ex-garda 'never asked' by his superiors about IRA rumoursSENIOR GARDAÍ up to commissioner rank never asked former detective Owen Corrigan of Dundalk Garda station to account for rumours…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Ex-garda 'betrayed force's oath'A former Garda detective sergeant was this morning accused of betraying his solemn oath to protect lives and property and to …Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Witness says his life at risk after mole claimA KEY witness at the Smithwick Tribunal has said he did not pass information to the IRA but he says his life has been endangered…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Pilots in cancelled course to stage Dáil protestTRAINEE PILOTS with the Waterford-based Pilot Training College whose course in the US was abruptly terminated recently are to…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Two die in separate sea incidentsA man and a young girl have died following separate incidents off the Co Waterford and Co Antrim coasts this weekend.Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Concern over Ulster Bank deadlineTHERE WAS concern last night that the latest deadline given by Ulster Bank to resolve issues with customer accounts would again…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Tribunal hears of ex-garda's 'contempt'A former detective sergeant had “utter contempt” for a “new regime” which took over in Dundalk in the mid to late 1980s and failed…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Corrigan denies knowing IRA manSMITHWICK TRIBUNAL: Former Garda detective sergeant Owen Corrigan said yesterday he did not know Patsy O’Callaghan who was described…Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
More free time means people are exercising moreTHE NUMBER of people engaging in some form of personal exercise has increased sharply since 2009, at least partly because many…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Ex-garda 'respected' IRA man's loyaltyA former detective sergeant who described himself as the “jewel in the crown” in the Garda fight against the IRA this morning…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Numbers taking exercise doubleThe number of people engaging in some form of personal exercise – that is predominantly gym exercise – has almost doubled since…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Allegations of corruption 'a lie'A former Garda detective sergeant, who said claims he was involved in the murders of two RUC officers were “a monstrous lie”, …Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Smithwick Tribunal sessions near endTHE SMITHWICK Tribunal is expected to conclude its public sessions by the end of the month and even possibly by the end of next…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Smithwick witness 'victim of conspiracy'A former detective sergeant based in Dundalk this morning claimed he was the victim of a British government conspiracy to deflect…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
